... ENLARGEMENT ANDTHE CONSTITUTIONS OFCENTRALANDEASTERNEUROPE In the wake ofthe EU’s greatest enlargement, this book explores the adaptation ofthe constitutions ofCentralandEasternEurope for ... Cremona, Enlargement ofthe European Union, p 11 eu enlargement andthe constitutions of cee Thecentral basis ofthe relationships between the EU andthe CEE candidate countries in the pre-accession ... both on the part ofthe EU and on the part ofthe acceding state or states This study by Anneli Albi comprises the first full length study ofthe impact of accession upon the constitutions of the...
... growth ofthe CEE countries This chapter ofthe thesis has the following structure The following section provides the characteristics ofthe transition in the CEE countries, andthe implications of ... investigation ofthe impact ofthe parent banks on the credit growth pattern ofthe CEE countries The interest for the fourth chapter of this thesis is based on the following factors First, the credit ... strand of theory, the credit line at the CEE subsidiaries may decline if the financial situation ofthe parent bank and/ or the macroeconomic conditions in the home country worsens On the other...
... ago, when the collapse ofthe communist empire in CentralandEasternEurope appeared imminent The idea was born out of my reection on the poor knowledge ofthe history and culture of Polands neighbors ... political problem to the Allies in the face ofthe Sovietization of Poland The ANDRSSY soldiers and ofcers ofthe corps, as well as their adored general Anders, wanted to maintain the corps as an ... was a member ofthe Presidium andofthe Executive Committee ofthe RCP, and in 196769, chairman ofthe CCTU again In 196870 he was a member ofthe National Council ofthe Front of Socialist...
... into the technique of making paper by hand in Europeand characteristics of European hand-made papers The genuinely European art of making paper by hand developed in Fabriano and its further ... contributed much to the development of making paper by hand in centralandeastern parts of Europe, introduced to their new home-lands also their terminology of papermaking and their customs Some ... modifications The artisans of Fabriano have laid a solid foundation for the successful development ofthe European papermaking craft, and they propagated their art of making paper by hand in other parts of...
... measures the influence of weather seasons on the biorefinery operation andthe challenge to implement systems that enable the biorefinery to operate despite the weather conditions For the analysis ofthe ... account the cost of these systems (stove/fuel) andthe current status ofthe biomass market in the region, there would be even higher barriers for deployment of these stoves than for ICSs Other ... represents the ith technology; Cj the jth criterion; I^j the weight ofthe jth criterion by the kth decision-making group and x^ij is defined as the performance ofthe jth criterion corresponding to the...
... trend in theeasternand south -eastern parts ofthe Mediterranean, indicating a less frequent expansion ofthe low pressure over the area and therefore a weakening ofthe Etesian winds and a subsequent ... meteorological stations ofthe National Observatory of Athens (NOA) [8] andofthe Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh) [9] The results for the two decades are compared andthe existing differences ... values of HDD were reduced in the second decade, while the monthly and yearly values of CDD were increased The reduction in the yearly values of HDD was in the range of 9.5 to 22% in Athens, and...
... Scope ofthe study In fact, there are lots of various methods to improve listening skills in TOEIC test, thecaseof part and It requires much of time and effort However, due to the limitation of ... lot of difficulties for the student, specially, thecase of: Questions-Responses and Short conversations There are basic reasons make the students poor listening: they are objective situation and ... is one ofthe most common English language tests in the world today The aim ofthe TOEIC is to measure the ability to speak, read and understand basic business English For this reason, the TOEIC...
... terms ofthe impact of outsourcing (IMPACTL to IMPACTO) They were asked whether it had improved: the timing of their supplier deliveries, the lead-time for the delivery of orders, the quality of ... interpret the terms ofthe contract and then negotiate new understandings of these terms with the suppliers The monitoring staff have also indicated that because of contract ambiguity, they have ... in the supply chain, management accountants, and so on) in each ofthecase study organisations The interviews themselves began by the researchers introducing themselves and explaining that they...
... traders to learn their activities and understand the overall picture of commodity trade in their regions CDRI 13 Agricultural Trade in the Greater Mekong Sub-region: TheCaseof Cassava and Rubber ... affecting the trees’ latex concentration and yield When there is little rainfall, the bark is hard and holds only a small When there is more rain, the bark becomes soft andthe concentration of latex ... latex decreases, the At the end ofthe rainy season, the soil starts to dry andthe rubber leaves start to shed, causing more sunlight to reach the ground andthe temperature in the plantation...
... fulfillment ofthe requirements for the degree of doctor at Wageningen University by the authority ofthe Rector Magnificus Prof dr M.J Kropff in the presence ofthe Thesis Committee appointed by the ... Netherlands came from the budget ofthe REFINE project, which was funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ofThe Netherlands The funding for the study on shrimp farming in the Can Gio area came ... Thi Them, and to be a sister of my brothers and sisters, Than, Huong, Thai, Hoa, Chau, Phu, Dinh, Dam, Tam and their husbands, wives and children I would like to thank to all of them for their...
... than other countries at the same level of development would have in other parts ofthe world This is a heritage ofcentral planning because ofthe underdevelopment ofthe …nancial sector under the ... describe the degree of …nancial liberalisation, the quality and implementation of accounting standards, entry restrictions to the banking sector andthe origin ofthe legal system Finally, they use ... Purchasing Power Standards (PPS) against the euro and US dollar are drawn from the AMECO database ofthe European Comission andthe World Economic Indicators ofthe World Bank, respectively The data start...
... Denmark, Australia andthe Netherlands The predicted full cost ofthe various latrine options (and the size ofthe loans) was between 40 and 160 euros, though households complained that the costs were ... sanitation On the whole, in both cases the provision of microfinance for water and sanitation addressed the symptoms rather than causes ofthe underprovision of water and sanitation to the poor Because ... is the synthesis of water marketisation and microfinance expansion Mader: Making the Poor Pay for Public Goods via Microfinance Underlying the idea of using microfinance for water (and other...
... denotes the trade flows of products of Thailand to Vietnam for intermediate consumption, the third and fourth terms represent the sales ofthe output of Thailand to its own final domestic demand and ... domestic demand The analysis ofthe economic relationship between the two countries found that the value of their bilateral trade was much lower than their trading patterns with the Rest ofthe World ... 81.1% ofthe total GDP generated by the economies totaling US$160.1 billion was induced by Thailand’s final demand andthe remaining 18.9% by Vietnam’s final demand Ofthe total labor income of...
... risks and opportunities in CentralandEasternEurope Introduction The economies in CentralandEasternEurope (CEE)1 have been under pressure recently Geopolitical tensions between the EU and ... provided they meet job-creation targets The size of tax credits andthe strictness of eligibility criteria depend on the region ofthe investment and must be periodically approved by the EU The government ... two-thirds of MPs present in parliament Hence, the loss ofthe two-thirds majority is a symbolic rather than a practical setback for the party Business risks and opportunities in CentralandEastern Europe...
... crisis-hit CentralandEasternEurope Preface T o invest or not to invest: ICT spending priorities in crisis-hit CentralandEasternEurope examines the impact ofthe 2008-09 economic slowdown on the ... plans and priorities of 17 countries in CentralandEasternEuropeThe report was sponsored by Oracle The Economist Intelligence Unit bears sole responsibility for the content of this report The ... 2008, the largest countries in CentralandEasternEurope (CEE) were some ofthe most stable and prosperous among emerging economies They were also among the most digitally developed, although the...
... data about the size ofthe hospital and its activities in comparison to other public hospitals in the Lombardy region and in Italy The Sacco Hospital can be considered representative of other hospitals ... both the direct and indirect components ofthe production costs ofthe two infusion containers were evaluated, andthe difference was then calculated A study specific questionnaire was prepared and ... and submitted to the Chief ofthe Hospital Pharmacy Department Through the use ofthe questionnaire, it was possible to identify the cost function of either container in terms of time spent by...
... generally the weakening ofthe growth rates ofthe economies are some ofthe consequences ofthe global financial recession In Europe, the results ofthe crisis have led to serious problems in the European ... Gros and Steinherr (2001), the transition ofthe CEE countries was completed in 1997 though some differences remained between the states ofCentralEuropeandthe Baltic region andthe rest ofthe ... the data used andthe results ofthe empirical analysis Finally, Sect summarizes and concludes Economic Performance ofthe Balkan Zone The Balkan area is situated in the Southeastern Europe and...
... through the Bretton Woods agreements, and institutions like the World Bank, the IMF andthe United The crisis andthe role ofthe media Nations were set up to regulate the global economy under the ... such ties is the acquisition by theThe crisis andthe role ofthe media 21 Irish media of a direct financial interest in the sustenance ofthe housing bubble through the purchase of property websites ... 188 The Political Economy and Media Coverage ofthe European Economic Crisis Thecaseof Ireland Julien Mercille 187 Of Synthetic Finance Benjamin Lozano This page intentionally left blank The...